A Perfect Night

Well, Scott is gone on a camp out with his Scouts. The girls and I miss him and decided to make the best of it. They wanted to go to Target and spend their Birthday money, so we did. They got some great stuff! Then we decided to head to this place and get our favorite....The Papa John's Spinach Alfredo Pizza with a side of chicken tenders. Yum!

Then we rented this movie from Redbox. We went home, snuggled up together under our favorite blanket and ate delicious food and watched a movie. It was a great movie and we LOVED snuggling. I thought the night couldn't get any better, but it did.

The girls wanted to sleep together in Peyton's big bed so after getting ready I tucked them in and read them "I Am A Child Of God" by Wendy and Michael Nelsen. It was beautiful. Then we all sang "I am a child of God" together. While we were singing Shayla started to tear up and had to wipe tears away. It was precious. After the song I asked her why she started crying and she replied, "Because I just feel so happy that you're my Mom. You're the best!". I cannot even put into words how sweet those words and raw emotions were! I cried and then we all said prayer. She is an angel.

At that moment ALL the hard work of raising young children became so absolutely worth it. Her words touched my soul deeply. I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for placing these beautiful girls in my life. They teach me, love me, help me and most importantly make me want to be the best person I can be. I have the words of the song we sang playing over and over again in my head and it's beautiful. I have continued to ponder the verses throughout the night and thought about them and how they apply to my life. I feel that the chorus is like my plea to my Father in Heaven as I change the words a little. "Lead them, guide them, walk beside them. Help them find the way. Teach them all that they must do to live with you someday".

What little angels I have in my life! I LOVE my daughters with every fiber of my being. If I love them that much I can only imagine how much their Father in Heaven loves them. I can't help but think about the positive impact I can have on these girls if I continue to strive to work with my Heavenly Father to raise them TOGETHER. And that is all. What a perfect night...